Wonderful Wednesday,Cathedral of Brasília: The Modern Church of architect Oscar Niemeyer

By • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: Wordless Wednesday • Email This Post Email This Post • Print This Post Print This Post

My Wordless Wednesday have become Wonderful Wednesdays at least for the next few weeks.  I can’t just post these photos without providing details.  

DO YOU SEE THE TWO HANDS?

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The Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida  in the capital of Brazil is an expression of the architect Oscar Niemeyer. This concrete-framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass roof to be reaching up, open, to heaven. On 31 May 1970, the Cathedral’s structure was finished, and only the 70 m diameter of the circular area were visible. Niemeyer’s project of Cathedral of Brasília is based in the hyperboloid of revolution which sections are asymmetric. The hyperboloid structure itself is a result of 16 identical assembled concrete columns. These columns, having hyperbolic section and weighing 90 t, represent two hands moving upwards to heaven. The Cathedral was dedicated on 31 May 1970.

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8 Responses »

  1. GravatarDera Williams on March 11th, 2009 at 12:29 am:

    I can’t see it. sniff sniff

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  2. GravatarLashonda on March 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am:

    I can’t even see the picture….I had work internet..I will try again at home.

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  3. GravatarJennifer C on March 11th, 2009 at 10:53 am:

    I can’t see it. :-(

  4. GravatarAPOOO on March 11th, 2009 at 11:19 am:

    Oh no not sure of why you all can’t see it…I’ll reenter it tonight.

  5. GravatarJennifer C on March 11th, 2009 at 6:49 pm:

    ok this is interesting. I don’t see the hands though.

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  6. GravatarRaven on March 11th, 2009 at 7:15 pm:

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!

    It is amazing. I would be in awe every time I entered.

  7. GravatarAPOOO on March 11th, 2009 at 7:28 pm:

    Jennifer, the exterior photo is broken…let me try setting it again.

  8. Gravatarlashonda on March 11th, 2009 at 8:19 pm:

    Beautiful

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